Turner v. Clayton

Mo. Dept. Of Education Issues Guidelines For Transfers To Accredited Districts

Kelsey Proud and Marshall Griffin — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 16:23:42 +0000

Updated 5:34 p.m. to include comments from Chris Tennill of the School District of Clayton

The Missouri Department Of Elementary & Secondary Education has issued its own guidelines for the transfer process of students from unaccredited districts to those which are accredited.

Supreme Court Says Missouri School Transfer Law Is Constitutional

Maria Altman — Tue, 11 Jun 2013 19:42:25 +0000

Updated 4:38 p.m. & 5:44 p.m.

The Missouri Supreme Court has upheld a state law that allows students to transfer from unaccredited districts to ones that are accredited.

Mo. Supreme Court Hears School Transfer Lawsuit

Marshall Griffin — Wed, 06 Mar 2013 00:08:13 +0000

The Missouri Supreme Court today heard arguments over a 20-year-old law that requires unaccredited school districts to pay tuition for students who transfer to nearby accredited schools.

Last year, St. Louis County Judge David Vincent the Third ruled that the law in question was both unconstitutional and unenforceable, and that it would create an unfunded mandate for unaccredited schools. Attorney Elkin Kistner represents Gina Breitenfeld, a St. Louis woman who enrolled her children in the Clayton School district.

Judge rules Mo. school transfer law unconstitutional

Rachel Lippmann and Marshall Griffin — Tue, 01 May 2012 17:35:56 +0000

Updated at 5:30 pm with comments from lawmakers.

Updated at 4:45 with statement from Missouri Department of Education and to correct grammar mistake.

Updated at 1:55 with comments from attorney, Clayton School District.

This is a developing story and will be updated.

A St. Louis County judge has ruled that a Missouri law allowing students to transfer from unaccredited districts to neighboring accredited ones for free is unconstitutional.

State high court sends second school transfer case back for review

The Associated Press and Rachel Lippmann — Tue, 06 Mar 2012 21:02:34 +0000

The Missouri Supreme Court has ruled that the Webster Groves School District in suburban St. Louis County does not have to admit a student from the unaccredited St. Louis Public Schools.

Tuesday's ruling also sent the case - King-Willmann v. Webster Groves School District - back to the trial court, saying "contested issues of fact" had not been resolved.